# SII 14.21: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 21. (A.R. No. 37 of 1930. 31.) TIRUKKŌḌIKĀVAL,
KUMBAKONAM TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE
TIRUKKŌṬĪŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0021

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0021.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

The record stated to be a copy of another inscription made during some
repairs in the temple states that Varaguṇa-Mahārājar endowed 180 kaḻañju
of gold for burning from the interest thereon three perpetual lamps
before the images of Śrī Sarasvatī and Gaṇapati in the temple at
Tirukkōḍikā alias Kaṇṇamaṅgalam. The existence of an auxiliary shrine
for the goddess Sarasvatī at this early period is of interest. The
regnal year in this inscription appears to be some numeral, of which the
first digit is 1, but there appears to be some mistake in the copy.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] Itu(vu) moru paṭi [|] komāṟaṉ caṭaiyaṟkku yāṇṭu 10
[2+] ⟨2⟩ ṟṟūr nāṭṭut tirukkoṭikāvil śrī sarasvatigaṇapatikaḷu(k)ku muṉṟu
nontāviḷakkerippataṟkku kuṭutta poṉ varakuṇamahārājar kuṭutta poṉ
nūṟṟeṇpatiṉ kaḻa(ñcu) Ippoṉṉi(ṉ pa)licaiyāl nicati nā [6+] ⟨3⟩ yil
Aḷantu kuṭuppomāṉom tirukkoṭikāvāṉa kaṇṇamaṅkalattu sabhaiyom [|] Itu
paḻaṅkalpaṭi Inta śrīvimānattile Eṟaveṭṭiṉamaiyil
muṉṉi¿v?⟨vv⟩ā¿ja?⟨ca⟩kam veṭṭikkiṭan=ta taṉik kallāl
U¿bhai?⟨pa⟩yokamallāmaiyil [4+] ⟨4⟩ Itu muṭṭiṟ paṉmāyeśvarar
kaṭaikkūṭṭap peṟṟār· [1+] [∥]

## Commentary

The inscription is built at the right end.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.21 (ARIE/1930-1931/B/1930-1931/37) by
Ramanatha Ayyar 1962 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel
Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Ramanatha Ayyar, A. S. 1962. South Indian inscriptions. Volume
XIV: The Pāṇḍyas. South Indian Inscriptions 14. Delhi: Archaeological
survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 21, item 21.